the energy in the program and all the things we just talked about here in o our opening statements and some of our initial questions, that dissipates when you remove, you know, some of those key elements of the disciplinary system from the chain of command, and i defer to any of my other chattanoogas here for other -- colleagues here for other comments on that point. >> i think -- and thank you, commissioner yaki, for that question. i think anytime you consider taking that valuable function that commanders perform today and holding members accountable and making those judgments, when you take that away from a commander, the second, third and fourth order of effects are ugly, and you ought to consider those effects before making such a recommendation. first, i'd like to address, though, the idea of taking the investigative responsibilities. it's awfully important as an investigator that you understand the nature of the unit that you're investigating, the people involved, what they do, where they came from, how they were trained. growing up inside those services, wearing that uniform, wa